The company has exhibited strong price discipline through price increases and fuel surcharges, which have helped it keep pace with the persistent inflationary cost environment. In addition, continued improvement in yield and cost reduction initiatives have led to modest revenues and EBITDA growth in the first half of 2023. Specifically, Waste Management?s first-half revenues were up about 3%, and its S&P Global Ratings-adjusted EBITDA increased over 6% in the first half of 2023 compared with the same period in 2022. Volumes in the event-driven landfills portion of the business have remained flat relative to 2022 levels, due primarily to less cleanup of Hurricane Ian than originally expected, somewhat offsetting these positives. Additionally, collection and disposal volume improvements have been more
